Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    Ingredients:

    • 1/4 cup walnut oil
    • 1 egg, beaten
    • 3 tbsp. organic butter, room temp
    • 1/4 cup maple syrup
    • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
    • 3/4 cup oat flour
    • 3/4 cup rolled oats
    • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
    • 1/2 cup raisins
    • 1/4 tsp. sea salt

    Directions:

    Preheat oven to 350.

    Mix wet ingredients and dry ingredients in separate bowls, and then combine the two together.

    Lightly oil a cookie sheet. Take roughly one and half tablespoons of batter and flatten with a fork to be about 1/2 inch high and 3 – 4 inches wide.

    Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until the edges turn brown. Let cool.

    By the time she was 28, Andrea was diagnosed with thyroid disease, which she credits as her motivation to embark on a healthier lifestyle through natural and sustainable food choices. Her health improved after two years of natural food choices and therapies; those adjustments became the catalysts that changed her life and profession. She attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she currently teaches her mission to encourage a healthier world through nutritious meal solutions. Andrea is a Natural Nutritionist and Holistic Health Counselor accredited with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She is also the author of her self-published book, “The Whole Truth,” and her follow-up cookbook, “The Whole Truth Eating And Recipe Guide.” Andrea Beaman is the host of Wise Up! and Fed Up! on Z Living.